This is the planning page for KDE Usability Project meetings on #kde-usability on irc.freenode.org. The purpose of the meetings is to '''Get Usability Stuff Done'''. These meetings are free for anyone to listen in on; however, they are mostly for designers and developers. For more information scroll and read About the Usability Meetings.

This is the planning page for KDE Usability Project meetings on #kde-usability on irc.freenode.org. The purpose of the meetings is to '''Get Usability Stuff Done'''. These meetings are free for anyone to listen in on; however, they are mostly for designers and developers. For more information scroll and read About the Usability Meetings.

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==Next Meeting March 18 20UTC==

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==Next Meeting in June ==

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The next meeting will be March 18 at 20UTC (21CET/15EST).

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The next meeting will be sometime during the week of the 21st of June 2009 in #kde-usability. We will cover a few meeting topics and talk about Akademy.

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The theme for this meeting is '''Usability Bugs'''. Please add bugs (with link to bug) to the meeting agenda if you would like to discuss them.

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==Previous Meetings==

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* [[Projects/Usability/Meetings/2009May14|2009 May 13]]

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* [[Projects/Usability/Meetings/2009March18|2009 March 18]]

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* [[Projects/Usability/Meetings/2009Feb21|2009 Feb 21]]

===Meeting Topics===

===Meeting Topics===

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Add meeting topics you would like to discuss. Not all of the topics will be able to be covered in a single meeting and so might be deferred until later. Please include your name/irc nick and a link to a project page or bug.

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Add meeting topics you would like to discuss. Not all of the topics will be able to be covered in a single meeting and so might be deferred until later. Include your name/irc nick and a link to a project page or bug. Please try to be at the following usability meeting to talk about your topic.

# Kate's "Settings" menu bar action, should be like the rest of applications... the "Settings" should be at the bottom, Configure Shortcuts is above, and Configure Toolbars is above that. Image: http://is.gd/ptqI (sreich)

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# KMail: review sort order and aggregation mode settings (the two little icon buttons at the top right). Currently a bit confusing. Problem 1: The meaning of buttons/icons itself. Problem 2: The meanings of labels are unclear e.g. "Current Activity". Problem 3: changing it for one folder always changes the default too.

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==Previous Meetings==

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# Right-clicking Desktop and picking Settings isn't the same as going to System Settings and picking Desktop (Andrew Coles, coles on IRC).

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* [[Projects/Usability/Meetings/2009Feb21|2009 Feb 21]]

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==About the Usability Meetings==

==About the Usability Meetings==

Revision as of 23:39, 5 June 2009

This is the planning page for KDE Usability Project meetings on #kde-usability on irc.freenode.org. The purpose of the meetings is to Get Usability Stuff Done. These meetings are free for anyone to listen in on; however, they are mostly for designers and developers. For more information scroll and read About the Usability Meetings.

Previous Meetings

Meeting Topics

Add meeting topics you would like to discuss. Not all of the topics will be able to be covered in a single meeting and so might be deferred until later. Include your name/irc nick and a link to a project page or bug. Please try to be at the following usability meeting to talk about your topic.

Kate's "Settings" menu bar action, should be like the rest of applications... the "Settings" should be at the bottom, Configure Shortcuts is above, and Configure Toolbars is above that. Image: http://is.gd/ptqI (sreich)

KMail: review sort order and aggregation mode settings (the two little icon buttons at the top right). Currently a bit confusing. Problem 1: The meaning of buttons/icons itself. Problem 2: The meanings of labels are unclear e.g. "Current Activity". Problem 3: changing it for one folder always changes the default too.

Right-clicking Desktop and picking Settings isn't the same as going to System Settings and picking Desktop (Andrew Coles, coles on IRC).

About the Usability Meetings

We will discuss practical usability-related issues and attempt to reach reach a resolution. Usability topics which are too large or too broad may be too much to discuss in a single meeting and should be broken up into smaller issues or schedule a dedicated meeting.

Meetings are structured and attempt to follow a preset agenda. There is a meeting leader/moderator (probably seele) who will control the flow of discussion to help keep the meeting on track.

Meeting format is as follows: An agenda item will be presented, describing the problem and a proposed solution. If the item was suggested by someone in particular, they will be asked to provide additional information about the problem. Those in attendance will then be able to discuss the issues in the problem. The meeting moderator will attempt to keep the meeting on track of the topic.

Meetings are normally at 20UTC, alternating weekday and weekend days. Meetings will last no longer than 2 hours. If we do not get through the list in 2 hours, the topics will be covered in the next meeting. If we get through the list in < 2 hours and people are still responsive, we will possibly add an additional topic from the main meeting topics list if the people necessary for discussion are in attendance.